Tuesday Weld (born Susan Ker Weld; August , ) is a retired American
actress. She began acting as a child and progressed to mature roles in
the late s. She won a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Female
Newcomer in . Over the following decade, she established a career
playing dramatic roles in films.Her work, often as a featured
performer in supporting roles, was acknowledged with nominations for a
Golden Globe Award for Play It as It Lays (), an Academy Award for
Best Supporting Actress for Looking for Mr. Goodbar (), an Emmy Award
for The Winter of Our Discontent (), and a BAFTA for Once Upon a Time
in America (). Since the late s, her acting appearances have been
infrequent.Weld was born Susan Ker Weld in New York City. Her father,
Lathrop Motley Weld, was a member of the Weld family of Massachusetts;
he died in at the age of , shortly before his daughter's fourth
birthday. Her mother, Yosene Balfour Ker, daughter of the artist and
Life illustrator William Balfour Ker, was Lathrop Weld's fourth and
last wife. Susan Ker Weld had two siblings, Sarah King Weld (born )
and David Balfour Weld (born ). She legally changed her name to
Tuesday Weld on October , .
actress. She began acting as a child and progressed to mature roles in
the late s. She won a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Female
Newcomer in . Over the following decade, she established a career
playing dramatic roles in films.Her work, often as a featured
performer in supporting roles, was acknowledged with nominations for a
Golden Globe Award for Play It as It Lays (), an Academy Award for
Best Supporting Actress for Looking for Mr. Goodbar (), an Emmy Award
for The Winter of Our Discontent (), and a BAFTA for Once Upon a Time
in America (). Since the late s, her acting appearances have been
infrequent.Weld was born Susan Ker Weld in New York City. Her father,
Lathrop Motley Weld, was a member of the Weld family of Massachusetts;
he died in at the age of , shortly before his daughter's fourth
birthday. Her mother, Yosene Balfour Ker, daughter of the artist and
Life illustrator William Balfour Ker, was Lathrop Weld's fourth and
last wife. Susan Ker Weld had two siblings, Sarah King Weld (born )
and David Balfour Weld (born ). She legally changed her name to
Tuesday Weld on October , .
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